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wffikenpefpffi 5273rai mkst weekender november 273 p29 nafta will take care of bur water water water everywhere nor any drop to drink coleridge ever stop to think what a sacred precious commodity your everyday run of the mill drop of water is not spectacular like a rainbow or awesome like a lions roar or a whitetails leap or a newborns yawn but sacred nonetheless and about to become more sacred our good uncle sam is looking our way and licking his lips canada of course has umpteen gazillion tons of water weve got niagara falls and kakabeka and nahanni and uncounted rivers full of pure sweet water coursing over our rocks and bogs pouring into bigger rivers and ponds and lakes and oceans you have to go to other coun tries to really appreciate what we take for granted here in canada to ingolstadt in ger many say where the famous blue danube flows not so very blue after all more like a turgid brown scar across the landscape or the rio grande between mexico and texas a river so polluted you wouldnt want to put your foot in it much less your tongue i think of those desecrated landmarks and remember a nameless river in the nameless depths of northern quebec where i went canoeing not so long ago and watched in won der as my cree guide scooped a ladle full of water from the lake we were crossing in a canoe scooped it up and drank his fill runnels of water streaking through the stubble on his chin such a natural act stooping and scooping a bellyful of water from mother earth so natural and now so utterly lifethreat ening to most of us on this plan et weve poisoned our own water it isnt fit to drink until if s been chlorinated and fluoridated and filtered and distilled a hundred years ago you could have cupped your hands into just about any body of water in this country and drank your fill without a worry this is progress ifs not just canada either as a matter of fact we canucks are better off than most experts reckon that by the year 2025 one of three people on this plan et will be living in a country suf fering from a shortage of fresh water twenty countries are officially listed as waterscarce meaning that they can supply less than 1700 cubic metres per person per year thats the breakeven point in case youre interested above 1700 cubic metres per year youre probably showering and not worrying about all that soapy water going down the drain below 1700 metres youre carrying a canteen the experts predict that dur ing the next three decades as many as 50 more countries will qualify as waterscarce which means theyll be looking at schemes to import water no matter how harebrained plans are afoot already to haul ice bergs from antarctica and tow gigantic plastic bladders of lake water from waterrich nations to waterpoor ones its not a problem that we can afford to wax theoretic over in china more than 200 cities are basic black arthur black already chronically short of water water tables under bei jing are dropping one to two metres every year the city is already lining up supply sources more than 1000 kilometres away and here in canada well we live next to a neighbor that believes it has the godgiven right to raise avocados in the deserts of california no matter how much water it takes no matter whose water it takes of course thanks to brian mulroney and his bastard stepchild nafta thats not a problem any more provided you happen to be american dr michael pollak bsc dds general cosmetic dentistry special interest in cosmetic dentistry bleaching bonding implants porcelain veneers emergency care general dentistry childrens dentistry convenient location extended hours sunkist plaza hw4816thave markham 4722454 free dental consultation no gst no pst no gst no pst no gst no pst no gst o f v